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Duxton Farms leases Mountain Valley Station in Central Arnhem Land, plans to grow cotton

Duxton Farms signs a five-year lease on the 141,000-hectare Mountain Valley Station with plans to trial dryland cotton among other broadacre crops.

ABC News

Scottish salmon farms' death toll of 15 million sparks MSP calls for urgent inquest

Opposition MSPs hit out at "alarming" and "horrendous" stats after the mortality rate on fish farms nearly doubled in a year.

Daily Record

Government upbeat on price outlook of palm nuts

The government remains bullish on the price prospects of domestic fresh palm nuts, although local production and demand and global palm oil prices remain highly volatile.

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Cotton, wheat expand as dairy declines

There have been big increases in cotton, canola and wheat production but more dairy farmers have left the industry, a new agricultural snapshot has found.

AAP

Ag export success linked to sustainability

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is visiting the UK and Europe to discuss free trade agreements and promote the sustainability of Australian farms.

AAP

Tanzania’s tomato harvest goes to waste

Solar-powered cold storage technology is of prime significance in efforts to cut post-harvest losses

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Graves sink, fisheries shrink and relocation looms as climate change hits Fiji

As coastal villages in Fiji confront the reality of climate change, the government estimates more than 600 communities could be forced to move, with 42 places under urgent threat.

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Lula's changes at Brazil farm ministry draw cries from food security agency

Changes by the new government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a federal agency tasked with upholding the sanitary standards of Brazilian agricultural products are drawing criticism from civil servants in the Agriculture Ministry, documents show.

Reuters

Largest global bird flu outbreak ‘in history’ shows no sign of slowing

A highly contagious and lethal strain of bird flu has killed millions of wild and farmed birdlife in the past year. As global infections show little sign of slowing down, scientists, wildlife protectors and legislators are looking for new solutions to a global pandemic.

France 24

Idaho Republican legislator apologises for comparing women’s reproductive care to milking cows

Rep Jack Nelsen said experience working with cattle gave him ‘some definite opinions’ about ‘the women’s health thing’

The Independent UK

Probe launched into NT land clearing

The federal environment department is examining potentially illegal land clearing for cotton farming in the Northern Territory.

AAP

Scots farmers warn Brexit means animals risk catching more 'devastating diseases'

A SCOTTISH farmers union has criticised the UK Government for kicking “the can down the road” on implementing an improved system of border…

The National (Scotland)

Bolivia's farm hub battles political capital over cattle and grains

Javier Monasterio, a rancher in Bolivia's lowland area of Santa Cruz, is feeling the economic hit of weeks-long protests and blockades since the dramatic arrest of the region's governor that has snarled domestic transport of grains and meat.

Reuters

Tejashwi called Nitish a BJP agent, not me: RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh

Bihar is facing a deep political crisis as the relations between ruling coalition partners JD(U) and Lalu Prasad-led RJD continue to sour. RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh was forced to resign as the state agriculture minister in October for speaking against chief minister and JD(U)’s tallest leader Nitish Kumar. Without naming…

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Cattle loss in floods shatter WA farmers

The WA cattle industry says tens of thousands of head of cattle are likely to have been lost in the state's worst flooding.

ABC News

Federal senators call for inquiry into land clearing for cotton in Northern Territory

The Northern Territory government has failed to regulate a nascent cotton industry and is "turning a blind eye" to unpermitted land clearing, according to a federal senator who is calling for an urgent inquiry.

The Guardian - AU

Australian beef exports slumped to 19-year low in 2022 after wild weather and labour shortages

Meat and Livestock Australia say farmers were holding on to cattle to rebuild herds after successive natural disasters

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3 Agriculture Stocks to Add to Your Watchlist Now

The agriculture industry is expected to witness solid growth amid high demand and cooling fertilizer prices. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to add fundamentally strong agriculture stocks Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Nutrien (NTR), and The Mosaic Company (MOS) to their watchlist. Continue reading….

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The Times of India

Govt to discontinue import of crude soybean oil under tariff rate quota from April 1

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said that it has decided to discontinue import of crude soybean oil under tariff rate quota (TRQ) from April 1 this year.

Reuters

Spanish farmers protest against plans to curb water supply for irrigation

Thousands of farmers protested in Madrid on Wednesday over Spain's plan to reduce the amount of water taken from the Tagus river to irrigate agricultural land in the country's southeast.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s self-regulating pesticide monitoring regime picked up far fewer violations than government study

A pilot program by the agriculture department in 2013 detected chemicals not found by the wholesalers’ system

The Conversation

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most small-scale farmers experience.

The Texas Tribune

Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

The Guardian - UK

Animals Farmed: salmon farm disease, chicken tariffs in Africa and the return of China’s wildlife farms

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

The Independent UK

Soaring egg prices put pressure on consumers and businesses

Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring

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